API 1184 Sample Questions

Q1. During stormwater management facilities construction, which item is specifically a reporting requirement (not a monitoring/verification item)?

• A. Verify layout of storm sewer system.
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: C

  Ref: API 1184 Table 51 & Table 52
• B. Verify that rough grade of the site has been completed.
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: C

  Ref: API 1184 Table 51 & Table 52
• C. Complete daily progress reports including backfill placement and compaction.
  ✅ Correct. Correct Answer: C

  Ref: API 1184 Table 51 & Table 52
• D. Verify that material is undamaged prior to installation.
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: C

  Ref: API 1184 Table 51 & Table 52

Q2. (Select ALL that apply) Which items are explicitly part of hydrostatic testing readiness steps covering preparation and winter conditions?

• A. Check that pumps have correct capacities (pressure delivery and volumetric flow rate).
• B. For winter testing of buried pipe, ensure any pre-heating requirements are executed.
• C. Ensure test leads are tested electrically after backfill.
• D. Check that water heating boilers (for winter season) are in working order.

Q3. Which documentation item appears as a monitoring step in test head removal/replacement and is also explicitly listed as a reporting requirement?

• A. Safety hazard observation report
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1184 Table 134 & Table 136
• B. Test head inspection documentation
  ✅ Correct. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1184 Table 134 & Table 136
• C. Pressure-time chart log
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1184 Table 134 & Table 136
• D. Leak check record
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1184 Table 134 & Table 136

Q4. (Select ALL that apply) Which items are explicitly called out in hydrostatic testing reporting requirements, rather than being a drying-method monitoring check?

• A. Record all hydrostatic test calculations and results.
• B. Complete the safety hazard observation report.
• C. Establish pressure-time charts; log time and test section pressure.
• D. Ensure injected dried air relative humidity readings meet specifications.

Q5. Which action is performed after backfill to confirm integrity and is also specifically captured as a reported test result?

• A. Ensure cathodic protection isolation points are properly installed.
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1184 Table 142 & Table 143
• B. Test leads are tested electrically after backfill to confirm connections have not been broken.
  ✅ Correct. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1184 Table 142 & Table 143
• C. Ensure installation of cathodic protection test stations as indicated on project drawings.
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1184 Table 142 & Table 143
• D. Confirm conduit/cable leading up to junction box is reamed to remove burrs.
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1184 Table 142 & Table 143

Q6. (Select ALL that apply) Which items directly address avoiding shorts/broken continuity/unintended bonding across cathodic protection installation controls and grounding considerations?

• A. Ream out conduit/cable ends leading up to the junction box to remove burrs that may cause a short.
• B. Test leads are tested electrically after backfill to confirm wire-to-pipe connections have not been broken.
• C. Ensure grounding activities do not unintentionally short/bond required isolation measures of stray current mitigation and CP systems.
• D. Ensure completion of as-built, red-lined drawings.

Q7. Which activity is the one where API 1184 explicitly calls out thermite device safety and also expects monitoring of thermite weld workmanship?

• A. Cathodic protection installation
  ✅ Correct. Correct Answer: A

  Ref: API 1184 Table 141 & Table 142
• B. Building lighting installation
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: A

  Ref: API 1184 Table 141 & Table 142
• C. Grounding installation
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: A

  Ref: API 1184 Table 141 & Table 142
• D. Hydrostatic testing
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: A

  Ref: API 1184 Table 141 & Table 142

Q8. (Select ALL that apply) Which are test report deliverables (not progress reports)?

• A. CP installation/test station report including continuity test results.
• B. CP progress reports.
• C. Grounding test reports including grounding/bonding resistance reading reports.
• D. Grounding progress reports.

Q9. Which pair of safety controls is explicitly shown in both the building lighting inspection inputs and the AC electrical systems safety concerns?

• A. Arc flash & EMS
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1184 Table 176 & Table 185
• B. PPE & lockout/tagout
  ✅ Correct. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1184 Table 176 & Table 185
• C. Ladder safety & traffic control plan
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1184 Table 176 & Table 185
• D. Working clearances & ground resistance testing
  ❌ Incorrect. Correct Answer: B

  Ref: API 1184 Table 176 & Table 185

Q10. (Select ALL that apply) Which statements are true for both building lighting monitoring and cathodic protection monitoring sections in API 1184?

• A. Both include a “Prior to commencing work” item that points to another table.
• B. Both include a “Safety” item requiring adherence to operator- and project-specific safety requirements.
• C. Both place “as-built, red-lined drawings” directly inside the monitoring table as a monitoring line item.
• D. Both include an installation monitoring item requiring conformance to design/specifications.